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1/2 Rupee / Deb Period IV
| Issuer | Royal Government of Bhutan |
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| Year | 1910-1927 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Irregular hammered copper flan bearing a bold cruciform design dividing the field into four quadrants, each containing stylized floral and scrollwork motifs in the traditional Bhutanese decorative style. The quadrants feature curvilinear foliate devices, rosettes, and abstract ornamental elements rendered in low relief against a flat ground. A raised linear framework of intersecting horizontal and vertical bars forms the central cross, with additional rectangular border lines framing each quadrant. The overall design reflects the characteristic hand-struck aesthetic of Bhutanese coinage from the Deb period, with slight irregularities in the flan shape and strike consistent with hammered production. |
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| Reverse description | Reverse of similar hammered copper construction, again displaying a cruciform layout dividing the field into four distinct quadrants filled with traditional Bhutanese ornamental motifs. The quadrants contain varied decorative devices including crescent and pellet arrangements, concentric circle symbols, stylized sun or floral rosettes, and interlaced knotwork patterns, each framed within raised rectangular borders. The intersecting cross bars are boldly struck, and the flan edges remain irregular, consistent with the hand-hammered production technique. Minor die wear and surface patination are present throughout, lending an aged green-brown tone to the copper substrate. |
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| Mintage | ND (1910-1927) |
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